network — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Any interconnected group or system.

   Examples

   A network of roads crisscrossed the country.

   The many species that live in the forest canopy constitute a network of life via their complex interactions.

2. Any interconnected group or system. A set of people with sociocultural connections to one another; especially, such a set consisting of occupational or business connections.

   Examples

   To get a job in today's economy, it is important to have a strong network.

   For people with mental health challenges, having a support network of family and friends can improve the chances of maintaining successful mental health care.

3. Any interconnected group or system. A group of affiliated television stations that broadcast common programs from a parent company.

   Examples

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4. Any interconnected group or system. A computer network: multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information.

   Usage

   • Internet

   Examples

   The copy machine is connected to the network so it can now serve as a printer.

5. A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals; the act or process of making such an object.

   Examples

   He wore a mantle of network.

Verb

1. To interact socially for the purpose of getting connections or personal advancement.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

   Examples

   Many people find it worthwhile to network for jobs and information.

   The yuppies networking and / The panic, the vomit

2. To connect two or more computers or other computerized devices.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   If we network his machine to the server, he will be able to see all the files.

3. To interconnect a group or system.

   Usage

   • Transitive

4. To broadcast across an entire network of stations and affiliates at the same time.

   Usage

   • Transitive

Noun

1. an interconnected system of things or people

   Synonyms

   web

   Broader terms

   systemscheme

   Examples

   he owned a network of shops

   retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life

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   tangled in a web of cloth

2. (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs

   Broader terms

   communication systemcommunication equipment

   Examples

   the networks compete to broadcast important sports events

3. an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

   Synonyms

   netmeshmeshingmeshwork

   Broader terms

   fabricclothmaterialtextile

4. a system of intersecting lines or channels

   Broader terms

   system

   Examples

   a railroad network

   a network of canals

5. (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits

   Synonyms

   electronic network

   Broader terms

   system

Verb

1. communicate with and within a group

   Broader terms

   communicateintercommunicate

   Examples

   You have to network if you want to get a good job